(2482) Perkin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 February 1980 by Harvard Observatory at Harvard.
Where Perkin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Perkin is 3.09 au from the Sun and 3.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2482 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 CO |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.3 km (#4,411 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.124 |
| Rotation period | 51.0 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.8 |
| Orbital period | 5.01 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.93 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.75 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0608 |
| Inclination | 3.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.77 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 13 February 1980
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